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LCD Soundsystem appear to be teasing an upcoming London show with a series of projections. See the posts below.The promos have popped up in Shoreditch, east London.

Pulp and LCD Soundsystem have announced a couple of 2025 Hollywood Bowl co-headline shows set to take place later this year.Today, the two bands revealed that they will be sharing the stage at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on September 25 and 26 for a two-night residency in the city of Angels. “You’re seeing double … & it’s all okay. @welovepulp and @LCDSoundsystem.

LCD Soundsystem have announced a US tour set to kick off later this spring ahead of their European festival stops this summer.James Murphy and co will kick off their US run with a slot at M3F Fest in Phoenix, Arizona. From there, the band will make stops in cities such as San Diego, Austin, Dallas and New Orleans before wrapping up the leg with two nights at the Coca-Cola Roxy in Atlanta, Georgia.The likes of Gustaf and Nation Of Language will be serving as opening support on select dates.

LCD Soundsystem have performed ‘North American Scum’ live for the first time in 13 years – watch the performance below.Last night (December 15), the James Murphy-led band have wrapped their December run of ‘Winter Function’ shows in New York. For the last three shows of the ‘Winter Function’ run, Murphy and co.

Pulp have signed a new record deal with Rough Trade amid rumours of an album coming in 2025.A brief press release, shared today (December 12) reads: “Pulp are pleased to announce that they have signed a record deal with Rough Trade Records.”The Sheffield band wrote: “Rough Trade have managed Pulp for over 30 years so it feels great to be finally on the label. We did it!”Jarvis Cocker and co.

LCD Soundsystem covered Bauhaus‘ 1982 track ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’ on the first night of their LA residency. You can watch some fan-caught footage below.The New York dance pioneers performed a gritty rendition of the spooky track at their show on Halloween (October 31).

James Murphy has shared an update on the progress of “what’s shaping up to be a new LCD Soundsystem album”.Today (November 1), Murphy and co released a their pulsing new single ‘X-Ray Eyes’ on all streaming platforms. The group first shared the song as a worldwide exclusive on NTS Radio on October 22, which – up until today – was the only place to hear it.Now, the frontman took to the group’s official Instagram page to give fans an update for what the NYC icons have in store. “So there’s a new LCD song called ‘X-Ray Eyes’.

LCD Soundsystem’s pulsing new single ‘X-Ray Eyes’ is now available on streaming platforms – listen to it below.James Murphy and co first shared the song as a worldwide exclusive on NTS Radio on October 22, which has been the only place to hear it ever since, but the track is now available on Spotify, Apple Music and other services.It is the first new material from the group – aside from the standalone ‘New Body Rhumba’ from Noah Baumbach’s 2022 film White Noise – since their 2017 comeback album ‘American Dream’, which itself ended a seven-year break after 2010’s ‘This Is Happening’.The track is carried by a pulsing rhythm and more straight-forward earworm approach, with a similar energy to earlier works like ‘Yeah’, ‘Losing My Edge’ and ‘Time To Get Away’. The trance-inducing flow of Murphy singing of how he’s “got eyes that can see through your disguise” gives way to his stream of consciousness calling out “every busboy, cigarette girl, dental hygienist, backpacking teen, newspaper seller, and the nightclub MC, you’re everything – you’re all I can see. The bones in your body, the blood in your veins, your hasty decisions and behavioural chains…”It has been revealed that ‘X-Ray Eyes’ is the first tease of a new album that the band will be releasing at some point in 2025.The band have also been announced as one of the acts for next year’s Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona.

LCD Soundsystem are set to release a brand new album sometime next year.Today, James Murphy and co were announced as one of the performers for next year’s edition of Primavera Sound in Barcelona, Spain. The 23rd edition of the festival will be returning to the Parc del Fòrum from June 4-8 in the Spanish city, and will see performances from FKA Twigs, HAIM, Jamie xx, Fontaines D.C., Beach House, IDLES, Clairo, Turnstile and more.Speaking about LCD Soundsystem’s performance at the music bash, a press release for Primavera Sound read: “If this is a celebration, then let’s embrace LCD Soundsystem’s ‘All My Friends’ as the official anthem of Primavera Sound Barcelona 2025.“Almost twenty years after giving the world this dance-rock ode to friendship, the influential band led by James Murphy will come back to the festival (and with a new album!) to make it clear that, although they are an inherent part of our best memories, their time is always now.”The news of a new album being on the way comes after the group shared a surprise new song ‘X-Ray Eyes’ earlier this week.Debuted as a “worldwide exclusive” on NTS Radio this past Tuesday (October 22), the song marked the first new material from the group – aside from the standalone ‘New Body Rhumba‘ from Noah Baumbach’s 2022 film White Noise – since 2017 comeback album ‘American Dream’, which itself arrived after a seven-year hiatus following 2010’s ‘This Is Happening’.The New York dance pioneers have been busy touring for the last few years, particularly with residency shows in the UK, US and Europe.

LCD Soundsystem have shared a surprise new song ‘X-Ray Eyes’. Check it out below.Debuted as a “worldwide exclusive” on NTS Radio today (Tuesday October 22), the song marks the first new material from James Murphy and co – aside from the standalone ‘New Body Rhumba‘ from Noah Baumbach’s 2022 film White Noise – since 2017 comeback album ‘American Dream’, which itself arrived after a seven-year hiatus following 2010’s ‘This Is Happening’.“I have a very, very, very special exclusive for you,” said host Anu, introducing the song which she promised would drop “very soon”.

LCD Soundsystem have announced their 2024 NYC ‘Winter Function’ residency, set to kick off at the end of the year.James Murphy and co. took to Instagram to share a post confirming the dates for their annual NYC holiday residencies. The ‘All My Friends’ hitmakers will be taking over Queens’ Knockdown Center for three weekends spanning November and December.The first week will see LCD Soundsystem perform on November 21, 22, 23 and 24.

James Murphy paid tribute to his late business partner and friend during LCD Soundsystem‘s All Points East headlining set.The New York electro band took over the annual London festival at Victoria Park on Friday (August 23). They kicked off their set with ‘Us v Them’, ‘You Wanted A Hit’, ‘Tribulations’, ‘Tonite’, ‘Oh Baby’ and ‘I Can Change’.During the middle of their performance, the frontman took the time to share how hard playing the show was for them as they had just recently lost a dear friend. Before jumping into their 2007 song ‘Someone Great’, Murphy told the crowd via The Line Of Best Fit: “Yesterday, we lost a very dear friend of ours, Justin Chearno.

The Cure’s ‘A Forest’ – check out the footage below.Tolhurst was a founding member of The Cure, originally playing drums from 1978 to 1982 before switching to keyboards. He played on all of the band’s first eight albums before leaving the band in 1989.Last year, he released ‘Los Angeles’, a full-length album with Budgie, one of the most acclaimed drummers of the post-punk generation, known for his work with Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Slits and The Creatures.

All Points East 2024 has announced an official afterparty to follow LCD Soundsystem‘s upcoming set at the festival. Find all the details below.The NYC band are due to top the bill at Victoria Park in east London on Friday August 23, having previously headlined the event in 2018.

IDLES has opened up about some key life – and coffee – lessons learnt from LCD Soundsystem.In NME‘s most recent In Conversation series, we sat down with frontman Joe Talbot to discuss his experiences touring and working with LCD Soundsystem. James Murphy and Nancy Whang of the band recently teamed up with Talbot to feature on the song ‘Dancer‘ from the freshly released album ‘TANGK’. The two bands have also previously performed IDLES song ‘Rottweiler’ on stage.Talbot spoke to NME about collaborating with the acclaimed electro-punk group, and whether they fit in with IDLES’ own punk sound: “I think most musicians want the same thing.

Radiohead, The Smile, Beck), Kenny Beats (Denzel Curry, Vince Staples, Benee) and IDLES guitarist Mark Bowen. Pre-order the album here.The song is an aggressive, raucous rock track, driven by Bowen’s muscular, metallic riffs, with frontman Joe Talbot scowling “Look at him go” repeatedly over the chorus.Speaking about ‘Gift Horse’, IDLES frontman Joe Talbot has said: “Look at us go! Music and movement for you and yours.

NME below.DFA, creation of Tim Goldsworthy, Jonathan Galkin and LCD Soundsystem‘s James Murphy, was pivotal to the dance-rock explosion from New York at the turn of the century – putting on game-changing parties and world-shifting records by the likes of The Rapture, Black Dice, The Juan MacLean, Gavilán Rayna Russom, Delia Gonzales, and LCD themselves.The new book, DFA: The Early Years, features a huge selection of images ranging from candid Polaroids of Goldsworthy and Murphy to rare band press shots, to tell the story of DFA from 2003 accompanied by primitive Hotmail correspondence and a new anecdotal interview with The Rapture.The book also offers “a visual diary for fans, taking them back to a unique time in NYC’s music history – before streaming services and before price-gouging ticket hubs”.“I made DFA Records: The Early Years as the fan book for those who were there and those who came to the party late and wanted to go back 20 years to the start,” Soter told NME. “In my early music loving days I remember how vital it was to find a UK released small press book on say New Order, that had interviews and unseen photos and a discography.

LCD Soundsystem have paid tribute to the late Shane MacGowan with a cover of The Pogues’ ‘Fairytale Of New York’.The Pogues frontman passed away “peacefully” on November 30, having died from pneumonia aged 65. His funeral occurred on Friday, December 8 in Tipperary, close to where MacGowan spent his childhood.James Murphy and co.

LCD Soundsystem will round out 2023 with two end of year shows in San Francisco on December 30 and 31.The band will play at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on both nights, with support coming from Peaches and 2ManyDJs. Tickets are available here.James Murphy’s group are about to kick off a 12-date New York City residency that will cover venues in three different boroughs: Brooklyn Steel from November 16 to 19, Manhattan’s Terminal 5 from November 28 to December 1 and Queens’ Knockdown Center from December 7 to December 10.

IDLES have returned with new single ‘Dancer’ featuring James Murphy and Nancy Whang of LCD Soundsystem, as well as revealing details of fifth album ‘TANGK’. Check it out below, along with our interview with frontman Joe Talbot.The news comes after the band played a raucous secret show at London’s Village Underground last night (Tuesday October 17), where they performed under the name ‘TANGK’ to a mosh-ready sold out crowd and previewed new songs ‘Gratitude’ and ‘Dancer’ in a career-spanning set.Due for release on February 16 via Partisan Records, the 11-track ‘TANGK’ was produced by Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, The Smile, Beck), Kenny Beats (Denzel Curry, Vince Staples, Benee) and IDLES guitarist Mark Bowen.

LCD Soundsystem sure seems to love the city.The “New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down” group masterminded by James Murphy just announced a 12-show, three-borough mini-tour this fall.First, the “Dance Yrself Clean” outfit will roll into Brooklyn’s Brooklyn Steel for four back-to-back-to-back-to-back gigs on Nov. 16-19.After that, Murphy and co.